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Ulupono Initiative (Ulupono) is an impact investment firm focusing on sustaining Hawai‘i through large-scale for-profit and non-profit investments that produce more local food; increase clean, renewable energy; and reduce waste. The company strives to double local food production, decrease reliance on imported fossil fuel by 70 percent by the year 2030 and decrease waste by 30 to 40 percent. eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam established Ulupono Initiative in 2009 based on their conviction that every person has the power to make a difference. After each spent parts of their childhood in Hawai‘i, they returned to live there and saw an opportunity to make values-driven community investments and contributions that would sustain the land and stimulate the economy. == Impact of Ulupono Initiative == Ulupono is a Hawai‘i-based impact investment organization that is rooted in the local wisdom that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are intertwined. * Investments include solar energy, biofuels, electric vehicle charging networks, expanded local agriculture and waste reduction projects. In addition, they’re working to re-establish homegrown dairy and grass-fed beef industries. * Policy work is helping to shape and influence state and county measures and amendments that they believe will make a meaningful impact in Hawai‘i. * The research Ulupono conducts to help inform this work is shared to help the community in its efforts, including a local food market demand study of O‘ahu shoppers to gauge consumer demand, studies about grass and water for grass-fed productivity and more. * Non-profit portfolio includes extensive work in creating and supporting school gardens, farm-to-school networks, agricultural incubators, as well as leadership development in these key areas. Ulupono aims to play a catalytic role with its investments, typically focusing on several investments each year of $1 million to $3 million in key mission-focused projects. The company works closely with its investees to help them achieve their goals, seeking a governance role where appropriate. As of December 2014, Ulupono invested more than $44 million toward achieving its mission and goals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ulupono Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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